World War I

DO NOWThink about the following:

Should the United States have declared war on Spain in 1898?

CCEJ Argumentative Paragraph

CLAIM The position or side of the question that you plan to argue

CONTEXT The historical context/background about the subject

EVIDENCE Examples/Sources/Documents that will support your

position JUSTIFICATION

Significance of your evidence How your evidence supports your claim

Should the United States have declared war on Spain in 1898?

CLAIM The United States should have declared war on Spain in 1898.

CONTEXT In 1898, the United States declared war on Spain for four main reasons;

rebellion, atrocities, economic interests, and the De Lome Letter. EVIDENCE

The most important reasons why the United States declared war on Spain were Spanish atrocities and more specifically, yellow journalism and the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine.

JUSTIFICATION Spanish atrocities caused the United States to publish newspaper stories,

called Yellow Journalism, about how bad the Spanish treated the Cubans. The stories were exaggerations, but they caused Americans to want to support Cuban independence. Other examples to support justification

Similarly the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine was printed in newspapers as another example of Spanish atrocities. It was the final push Americans needed to declare war on the Spanish. Closing sentence

AIMHow did one gunshot lead to the death of

millions of people?

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT WWI•Started on July 28, 1914

•Ended November 11, 1918

•Almost 8 million died because of the war

The Causes of World War I

M.A.N.I.A Militarism Alliance Nationalism Imperialism Assassination

Militarism Definition:

European nations began arming themselves to protect their assets Increased size and strength of military.

Alliances An agreement made between two or

more countries to give each other help when needed.

When an alliance is signed, those countries become known as Allies.

Map of European Alliances in 1914

Nationalism Definition

Love/Pride for your country The desire of independent nations for dominance

and prestige.

ImperialismDefinition

refers to the control of one country by another (economically and politically)

The“Spark”

The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was “the spark” that ignited Europe into Total War. Killed by

Serbian group the “Black Hand”

Central Powers Allied Powers Austria Hungry

Germany

Serbia

Russia

Domino Effect

Exit TicketUsing the CCEJ method, answer the following question.

What was the most important European cause of World War I?

Alliances Prior to World War 1

Red= Allied Powers Pink= Central Powers

List the countries included in each alliance in your notes.

Allied Powers (Entente) 1.Great Britain2.France3.Russia

Central Powers1.Germany2.Austria-Hungry3.Turkey

European Imperialism